Rita Lopes
Technical Specialist
Rita Lopes is a tech manager at INESC TEC´s Technology Licensing Office, passionate about promoting a synergistic relationship between academia and industry to leverage the inherent economic and societal value of research results. As a researcher, she has participated in the technology commercialization program COHITEC, and collaborated in R&D projects in close relation with industry during her postdoc at CMU. Rita holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering, both from the University of Porto, which has given her a strong foundation in both the life sciences and engineering. To broaden her network and continue educating herself, she became an ASTP member, a distinguished organization leading the pathway of knowledge transfer among universities and industry. She has attended different training activities given by ASTP as well as by WIPO.
Publications
Comparison of the bacterial composition of two commercial composts with different physicochemical, stability and maturity properties
Silva, MEF;Lopes, AR;Cunha Queda, AC;Nunes, OC;
2016
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Microbial degradation of the herbicide molinate by defined cultures and in the environment
Nunes, OC;Lopes, AR;Manaia, CM;
2013
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Characterization of bacterial communities from Masseiras, a unique Portuguese greenhouse agricultural system
Becerra Castro, C;Lopes, AR;Teixeira, S;Silva, MEF;Pimenta, E;Manaia, CM;Nunes, OC;
2017
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
How the performance of a biological pre-oxidation step can affect a downstream photo-Fenton process on the remediation of mature landfill leachates: Assessment of kinetic parameters and characterization of the bacterial communities
Silva, TFCV;Vieira, E;Lopes, AR;Nunes, OC;Fonseca, A;Saraiva, I;Boaventura, RAR;Vilar, VJP;
2017
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
